diff --git a/sound/soc/omap/omap-pcm.c b/sound/soc/omap/omap-pcm.c
index 12e14c01068e..7cae7c418083 100644
--- a/sound/soc/omap/omap-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/omap/omap-pcm.c
@@ -195,6 +195,9 @@ static int omap_pcm_prepare(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	else
 		omap_enable_dma_irq(prtd->dma_ch, OMAP_DMA_FRAME_IRQ);
 
+	omap_set_dma_src_burst_mode(prtd->dma_ch, OMAP_DMA_DATA_BURST_16);
+	omap_set_dma_dest_burst_mode(prtd->dma_ch, OMAP_DMA_DATA_BURST_16);
+
 	return 0;
 }